of the Year" in 3001 he has quickly established himself as one of the lead- ing cellists of his generation. Born in Chambery, France in 1981, Gautier Capu<;on was four and a half years old when he began to study the Cello at the Ecole Nationale de Musique de Chambery. He studied in Paris at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris with Philippe Muller, Annie Cochet-Zakine and Christophe Egiziano, as well as Heinrich Schiff in Vienna. In addition to numerous first and s econd place prizes in international competitions, Gautier won the Cello and Chamber Music Prize at the Conservatoire in June 2000 and received a Burlotti-Buitoni Trust Award in 2004. His musical experiences progressed greatly while playing in the European Community Youth Orchestra and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, as he was afforded opportunities to work with Bernard Haitink, Kent Nagano. Pierre Boulez, Daniele Gatti, Seiji Ozawa and Claudio Abbado, with whom he has taken part in two European tours. In the 2011-12 season, Mr. Caputon will make his debut with Chicago Symphony, under the baton of Charles Dutoit. He will also debut with the symphonies of Boston and Montreal, and return for performances with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra. In Europe, Mr. Capu<?on will debut with the Berlin Philharmonie Orchestra (Europa Konzert) with Gustavo Dudamel and with the London Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev. In November 2012 he will tour China with the BBC Philharmonie Orchestra under Juan Mena. Mr. Caputjon's 2010-11 season included a special tour with pianist Gabriella Montero featuring works from their recording, Rhapsody, in Montreal, New York City, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Seattle, Kansas City and Calgary, AB. Mr. Capu<;on made his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonie under Lionel Bringuier, where he returned only months later for a performance of Brahms’ Violin and Cello Concerto with Renaud Capu^on and Maestro Gustavo Dudamel. He also returned to the San Francisco Symphony for a performance of Tout un monde lointain by Dutilleux with Charles Dutoit. Recent seasons have included debuts with the Cincinnati Orchestra under the direction of Paavo Järvi, the Philadelphia Orchestra with Charles Dutoit, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Hans Graf, the National Symphony Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin and a tour of North America with the Capu<;on-Angelich Trio. Recent highlights include performances with the Munich Philharmonie with